Thursday, August 23, 2007

When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
-Otto van Bismarck

blah. i really truly hate fake people. okay hate is a strong word. i dislike, despise, abhor them. how's that? why say something to someone or act a certain way to someone, yet when they're not there, you do/say exactly the opposite of what you just told them? no need to put on an act if you're really not that way. i mean, if you have a problem or anything concerning me freaking say it to my face. don't tell me one thing and then act like everything's hunkydory. because you give me the wrong impression about things, and it just aggravates me to hear that things aren't as you say they are. sorry just need to vent.

blah. so it's been almost 2 months since my old boss left and i was given a new one. we've worked together before and so i figured okay shouldn't be so bad. totally different personality from my old boss, we got along great. this one..i dunno. it's like she'll say one thing, but totally do the opposite instead. she keeps saying she hates micromanaging, that as long as we do our work then everything's fine (that's how all our old bosses have always been). yet for some reason she doesn't seem to practice what she preaches.

i notice more now that everytime she walks past my cubicle she makes a quick glance at my computer screen. i've heard that when i leave for the day she walks over to my cubicle looking at what i'm working on. she'll subtly ask me about something that has to do with another co-worker, but really she's trying to find out more information about what it is that i'm doing (not sure if that made sense). i mean, even when my old boss left she even told me to be careful with so-and-so. yeah i know, it just sucks cuz you always want to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. but man, when they keep doing things opposite of what they tell you. pshh, no respect. this is why, no me gusta la gente fake. haha. you treat me that way, fine i'll do the same right back at you.

anways. onto more exciting news. UMAMI! not you-mahm-mee..oooh-mah-mee. it's a supposed 5th taste, that of "good taste" when eating.. i think they said it's also a 5 taste for msg, haha go figure!

finally it's thursday. can't deal with stupid drama at work. just want to go home now and eat some golden spoon. oooh or yogurtland! that place is freaking awesome. no it's not a pinkberry or fiore or whatever. you actually get a choice of over 10 different flavors. and then you can choose whatever flavors you want and whatever toppings you want. it's all do it yourself. ha, you get charged at the end when they weigh your creation=P. last time i wanted to try all the flavors to see what i liked. was good in the beginning until they all started to melt together..blehh..hehe but anyways yeah, mucho yum-o! check it out. it's right next to taiko..mmm taiko.

Monday, August 20, 2007

When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.
-Edward Teller

i wonder if i've reused my quotes. i had picked another one before this, and the more i kept reading it i kept thinking i already used it. must've been that good of a quote=P. this one seemed pretty cool too. i sift and sift until i finally find one that makes sense to me at that moment.

weekend went. was pretty productive, thought i could do better but oh well. there's always next weekend. eek, this weekend is already ate & jason's baby shower..hehe better get cracking on that one. hopefully all the paperwork is good to go for our clubhouse. gosh, you'd think that it would just be easy to sign our names up, pay the fees, and there you go..we get to use our clubhouse for that day. but no, of course there's all this mumbo jumbo paperwork we have to fill it for liability issues. makes sense i guess, just the process is such a pain in the arse!

so fifi and i started two movies yesterday that we have yet to finish. mainly because we had to leave or run errands and stuff..but so far they're both pretty good. click & last kiss. man, we finally realized the wonders of "on demand" on the tv..ahhhhhhhhh so many movies now to choose from! hehe it's pretty cool, but soooo distracting. at least we'll get our moneys worth watching all these movies. well that, and my eyes will probably fall off from all the tv i've been watching!

okay for those few of you who watch so you think you can dance..spoiler ahead...hehe....yay sabra won!!!!!!!!!! i like watching so you think you can dance way more than american idol. i wasn't able to watch the finale of it on thursday and tried to stay away from articles that would say who won. finally caught up yesterday and was so happy sabra won..heheh she just seems so down to earth and such a natural dancer. yeah, that show is entertaining for me. the choreography that they do is freaking awesome! man, i wish i took up dancing as a kid..haha.

blehhh it's monday...crappy post i know.

Friday, August 10, 2007

Word of the Day: Jeechet (verb);
Pronunciation: [ 'jee-chet?]
Definition: "Did you eat yet?" in hurried US English

hehe i get a word of the day sent to me everyday..this was one from wednesday..thought it was kinda funny/silly so i'll quote it for today. i wonder what foreigners must think when they see words like this in actual print. man they must think we're lazy, yet entertaining right? "man i'm hungry, jeechet?" that reminds me of chet from weird science, haha man that guy looked nasty!

so anyways, random thought...stars are pretty awesome. not hollywood stars, the actual star-stars in the sky! when i was younger i was really into that kind of stuff. well i guess more just the star-gazing aspect. i think it was all those field trips we took to the griffith park observatory back then. i always enjoyed the star show in that huge auditorium, nix the weird narration. haha. i thought that some day maybe i'd be an astronomer. never happened as you can see. i did want to take the astronomy classes they had at uci. but people who had taken it always recommended against it saying it was so boring. now i wish i hadn't listened. i think mainly because i always wanted to look through that huge telescope that uci had. oooooh nevermind lookie what i found! yay that means i can visit during those times. woohoo, and i WILL y'know=P.

i think i got all interested in it lately because of the meteor show that's going to happen this sunday. pretty cool i think. i kinda want to just sit out on the swing and stare up into the sky that night. that'd be nice and relaxing. hehe maybe pour a glass of wine while i'm at it=P. let's see if fifi will join me now..aww romantical. haha.

thank goodness it's friday. though i must say that august seems to be moving by quite fast. can't believe it's almost the end of summer! need to go to the beach again. it's always nice and relaxing to be by the water, hopefully the beach isn't too crowded though.

lesson of the week: unless fully confirmed, don't go believing what you hear and spread the news. man, that's how rumors start.

i want to take pictures. but i need to get my poor lens fixed=/.

yay lunchtime..leeeeeeeeee's sandwich! mmmm.

heehee oh yeah..and if you haven't seen it..google the filipino inmates/thriller dance..hahah high-larious! freaking filipinos man=P

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.
-Plutarch

i'm so sleepy today! slept late all weekend but always had to wake up early the next morning, blah! so with my sleepy mind comes a boring blog. and again, i've decided just to recap with some highlights that i keep forgetting to blog about=P

-i love the harry potter series, sooooooooo sad that it's over!
-or is it? heehee i read that j.k. rowling will be doing a harry potter encyclopedia!! woohoo.
-gosh i want to have an hp marathon and watch and read starting from volume 1...
-yay again to jenn & cesar, the wedding was beautiful=)
-wine + shots = all night yacking. no es bueno! never again..
-i love sf!
-the ferry building had such yummy yummy food!
-"brandiiiiito!!!!" hahaha
-incubus is FREAKING awesome live...thanks joes & karen! that concert rocked!!!
-i've had a new appreciation towards ann taylor. always thought it was a grandma store but they've got some really nice dresses. guess i'm just getting older, haha.
-walking along newport beach at night with fifi makes me giddy in la-la land=)
-354 more days!!! (including leap year)
-i'm liking the pacific and serene
-mmm korean bbq
-simpsons movie, d'oh!! freaking spider pig, spider pig..in my head all night
-yay for the pool! though i hate getting water in my ears
-yum beard's papa! woohoo to the marukai in costa mesa for having a mini store there.
-unagi tonight suckas! hahah sorry just felt like it=P
-watched tears for fears at the oc fair sunday, heehee gotta love mad world/head over heals/everybody wants to rule the world.
-roland rocking his guitar that night made me giggle
-all fried foods at the fair are yum-o. the fair is always a good excuse to pig out.
-drinking hot chocolate after freezing at the pacific amphitheater had such a cozy winter feeling to it.
-went to a wedding this past saturday, i CAN NOT believe the priest forgot to have the couple say their vows AND he didn't even announce them as mr. & mrs. yadda yadda...geeeeeeeeez. i think he got confused and thought the filipino customs during the wedding replaced the traditional vows? i dunno..still in shock over that one.
-was good to see all the girls up in the bay!!! we need another girl weekend=)
-bbq's are always fun.
-slow service at the new restaurant chaparosa grill in the district is not a good way to win over new customers. even the food couldn't save such poor service=/
-green tea yogurt..mmmm
-i'm craving dim sum
-watching my prego sister swimming is funny=).
-i miss 1985-1992..those days were fun.
-to be continued...

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.
-Erich Fromm

as i was getting ready for work i was surprised by the thoughtfulest, lovingest, sweetest card made by my fifi. thank you, it made my day today! =).


Happy 6 year Anniversary fifi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i heart you lots!

man, 6 years just flew by..heehee one year + 1 more day! i can't wait. thank you for all these crazy moments we get to share with each other.
(some photos courtesy of winnie & joes..hehe i jacked y'all..thanks for taking these=P)

incubus
yay incubus! thanks joes and karen!!! it was freaking awesome..

weirdo
ahhh you still want to be with me after these faces..that's love!

japan5
more trips to come..get ready!!! cuz i wanna go with you all over el mundo!

skydive
planes, shmanes...bring it on! haha

house
heehee we even build houses together! jk..

japan8
yes we're hams, thank you ver much!

sd
aww winnie you caught us off guard! i like=)

i am a lucky girl *sigh*..haha

Friday, June 29, 2007

People who think by the inch and talk by the yard deserve to be kicked by the foot.
-Anonymous

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay congratulations johnjohn and ivy=). i swear 2007 is the year huh? hahah, so happy for you both! sorry johnjohn that i didn't hear my phone=P. ahhh and happy belated bday to miss ivy as well!

glad it's finally friday. still not sure what we're going to do tonight..but whatever we decide should be fun nonetheless right? hmm not so much to blog about right now..i just wanted to say yay to the two earlier, cuz i forgot to blog it wed. night. so we'll just go with random thoughts for now.

-it's funny how if you eat something salty you crave for something sweet afterwards and vice versa.

-me & fifi got to watch a free prescreening of license to wed at the new tustin amc. see, being a kbig community person paid off..haha. woohoo first to see a movie screening at that theater. man, that place is going to be packed once everything is done=/. and the movie wasn't too bad either=).

-korean bbq is so freaking yum!

-came this close (pinching my fingers really close) to buying our grill on wednesday. boo to bad the only one they had left in stock was the one on display. i dunno, i really wanted a brand new one i guess.

-trader joe's parmesan and garlic pita chips are so bomb!..haha so are spicy shrimp chips. well not the chips but those stick ones.

-yuck my back is starting to peel now.

-top chef and so you think you can dance are fun to watch.

-riding a bike for a long time hurts my pelvic bone/thigh area. maybe i need those supercool padded bike shorts?

-haha i used to wear bike shorts with my l.a. gear shoes and double tank tops when i was in elementary school. they were the coolest back then!

-stupid pigeons keep sitting on one section of our roof and sh*%tting on our patio. man need to tell the association.

-i can't stand stupid people.

-i love rewatching friends and hana yori dango=P

-cheerios w/ the blueberry burst ones are pretty good

-can't believe it'll be july on sunday already!

-bah i have to work again on sunday.

-i wonder where we'll watch fireworks this year? love me some fireworks.

-heehee the fireworks show at disneyland after fantasmic was where me & louieboy first held hands=)..awww. ha!

-ruffles and salsa are muy bueno.

-hmm i noticed i made a lot of remarks on food. haha

alright lunch time. hasta.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Cease, warring thoughts, and let his brain
No more discord entertain
But be smooth and calm again.
-James Shirley

ahh the beach was lovely. weather was great, water was cool, sun was shining. i had a nice relaxing time at newport. what isn't so lovely is the nasty sunburn i got on my back=(. it's in such ugly spots too! imagine 2 red huge blotches of sunburnt skin on your shoulder blade area. I wore my little fisherman hat so that my face wouldn't get dark and I guess it shaded the top middle of my back and kept the rest of my skin exposed to the sun. Ha, it's sooooooooo ugly! I went to the beach to get rid of my wifebeater tan lines in front, and I end up getting more nasty tan lines in back.

boo and you know what else sucks? I brought my slr in case I saw something worthy of my film to shoot, hahah. So of course I do see something. Cute dolphins swimming and jumping near the shore. Now I've seen school of dolphin at the beach before but this was different. They were so freaking close to the shore jumping around by all the bodyboarders and people just standing around. It was crazy! At one point I had that flashback again of the Simpson's where the dolphins take over the world and freaked out a bit. But then they started jumping and stuff that they were cute again in my eyes=). Anyways, I go to my bag to grab my camera and as I'm taking it out of the case I see pieces of glass. Yeah, I forgot to mention that as i was grabbing all my stuff to bring to the beach I dropped my camera. I didn't think it damaged my camera though bc of the case. booo...there goes my fd 35-105. i'm trying to figure out if it's better to just replace the outer portion of glass that got shattered or just get a whole new lens altogether. at first i got relieved thinking only the uv filter got shattered, but now i'm not too sure what else broke. so i better take it to the camera guy again.

lesson learned: don't be a freaking clutz! oh well, i can't complain though. i was able to get some really good shots with that lens. and i did have an awesome time at the beach..so, all good.

happy hour at the edison was pretty cool. it reminds me of a huger version of the basement in downtown long beach. pretty laid back lounge area. had me a few soco and pineapples and of course my shot of patron! on the car ride home i think i was like a non-stop talking machine..ahhaha. my co-worker had a breathalizer in his car so of course we all tested it out..it went from 0.03, 0.056, and mine..0.079. lucky i wasn't the driver! but then again i still was under the legal b/a level!

so whenever me & lou go on mini roadtrips in my car, we like to burn a cd just for the trip. the latest one was for the mudrun drive and it's full of all these random songs. every time i listen to it now i always repeat nuthin but a g thang, summertime in the lbc, lionel ritchie's you are and pop goes my heart (music and lyrics soundtrack). ahahha it's freaking awesome! i love those songs. nothing like bumping the music with the windows rolled down and singing like who gives a f#&*! haha. you know y'all have those moments too=).

had such a lazy filled weekend. well except for yesterday, had to come in for work. but other than that...the weekend was so relaxing. i caught up on some old movies..watched monster-in-law, that movie w/ katie holmes where she's the president's daughter, fantastic 4, need to finish up bend it like beckham. hehe that movie's so funny! mmmm and i liked watching michael vartan in monster-in-law, he's sooo yum! always give me that "awww" you're so cute feeling! like when he was running down the bleachers to kiss drew barrymore in never been kissed. man i love that scene!!

and now..it's only monday...here we go.